Pump House, Bristol

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The Pump House

The Pump House pub on Cumberland Basin, Bristol Harbour
Pump House, Bristol (Bristol)
Pump House, Bristol
Shown within Bristol
Building information
Town Bristol
Country England
Coordinates 51°26′54″N 2°37′04″W / 51.448344, -2.617741Coordinates: 51°26′54″N 2°37′04″W / 51.448344, -2.617741
Completion date c1870

The Pump House (grid reference ST571723) is an historic public house situated in Hotwells on Bristol Harbour, Bristol, England.

It was built around 1870 by Thomas Howard as a Hydraulic Pumping House to provide power to the bridges and machines of Bristol Harbour. It was replaced by the current Hydraulic engine house in the 1880s and is now a public house.

It is a grade II listed building.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Pump House Public House. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.